ChemE Student Recognized with Cressy Award

Bo Zhang (ChemE 1T4)

Congratulations to 4th year students Bo Zhang for being one of this year's recipients of the Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards, which recognize graduating students for outstanding contributions to improving the world around them and inspiring others to do the same. Since honing his skills with the Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) program, Bo has lead a variety of professional development clubs and organizations, including roles as president of the Engineering Athletics Association (EAA) and chair of the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering (CSChE) U of T Chapter. He also established the Engineering Basketball League.

The awards were presented at a ceremony last night in Convocation Hall, which also marked the 20th anniversary of the awards.

April 17, 2014

In this issue:

Departmental Offices
Announcements
Chem Eng Events

Departmental Offices

Announcements

Lectures at the Leading Edge - Last call for Nominations

We are now planning our Lectures at the Leading Edge seminar series for the 2014-2015 academic year. Please forward your nominations to Cecilia Konney (cecilia.konney@utoronto.ca) by
Friday, April 18 (deadline extended).

To assist in the nomination procedure, please provide the following particulars of the nominee:
Name, affiliation, department, URL, Departmental Cluster that best aligns with the proposed lecturer, reason for nomination (in a few sentences)

Please be as specific as possible in your reasons for nomination and include a short description of how this researcher has influenced his/her field, as this information can be elucidated only by a researcher already familiar with the nominee’s field. Please also include a copy of the nominee’s CV, and a list of his/her recent and most significant publications.

Please note that, by putting forth a nomination, you are agreeing to host the lecturer. A list of hosting duties can be obtained from Cecilia.

U of T Bring Our Children to Work Day 2014

On Thursday, April 24, you are invited to bring your daughters and sons, currently in grades 4 to 7, to work! For more information and a list of available tours and registration information, please visit the HR site.

2014 Summer Safety Training Schedule

Part I: In-Person training , Monday, May 5, 2014, 9:30 to 11:30 am, BA-1160
Part II: On-line training (to be completed prior to the in-person exam)
Part III: In-Person Examination, Thursday, May 8, 2014, 10:00 to 10:30 am, WB-116

The training is compulsory for all summer students/personnel, including those in volunteer positions and on co-op placements.

ILead ChemE Summer Program

ILead ChemE Summer Program is a learning initiative program for students to learn about leadership through the process of self-discovery and team-building. If you have any students in your labs or offices who would be interested in joining us once a week, please feel free to have them attend the 1st session, Friday, May 9 or contact Cecilia in WB 218 for more details.

Spring Convocation is Coming - Save the Date!

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry will celebrate the convocation of our graduate and undergraduate students in the morning of Wednesday, June 18. A series of activities will be hosted on that day to mark this special occasion. Faculty and staff are invited to participate - details coming soon, save the date!

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